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| The leading causes of death in
college-age adults College age adults lead fast-paced lives and often engage in risky behavior. While school shootings, like at Virginia Tech, claim the lives of college-age adults nearly every year, collegians are more likely to die in a car crash. The top five leading killers of college-age adults: 1. Motor Vehicle Accidents- 29.7 % 2. Homicide- 17.3 % 3. Suicide- 12.98 % 4. Cancer- 5.24 % 5. Heart Disease- 3.21 % -Courtesy of National Center for Health Statistics |